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LORD JOHN RUSSELL

... in the deliberations of the House. A a, scion of the illustrious house of Russell, he was here. an ditarily attached to the Whig party, and he soon be. r- came one of the hopes of the then Opposition. In an these days, when freedom of opinion is recognised ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 803 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... that he will appeal to the judges against the resolution of the benchers of the Inner Temple disbarring him. The North era Whig states that the potato crop is still safe from the blight in Ulster, and the Agricultural Review bears similar testimony with ...

Published: Wednesday 24 July 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3406 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... renovating their principles and refresh- ing their creed.- (Renewed 1l:ghter.) But what was the cause of this . In 1159, the Whigs, it would be remembered, were reconciled, and a ministry was formed, Messrs. Villiers and Gibson, who represented the more ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3697 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN NEWS

... lead a brigade of Tennessecans into some ono of the fields of active service where a fight is to be had at once. The Richniond Whig says that Colonel Loring, late of the United States army, had been appointed by lresident Davis a brigadier general in the ...

Published: Wednesday 14 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5893 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... received by Marshal M'Mhn ueo agna Durring his stay at e the camp (he ash a agus in ths house of the y marshal. xi We (Northei'n Whig) have been informed that on Satnrda f morning, at half-past five o'clock, a private of the 02nd Rcg. o in the local dep~t, ...

Published: Saturday 17 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4642 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

REPRESENTATION OF LANCASHIRE

... chosen in 18l, t members had been, for a long time, chosen one from each party, a member of the Derby family being Usual th Whig member. Mr. John Blackburne was the ?? a e ber from 1790 to 1830. On his retirement r. 0 Patten was chosen by the Tory party ...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 586 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... he was arrested, he would not acknowledge the justice s of the demand by going before the Insolvency Court. a The Northern Whig states that the continued wet wea- s ther has clouded the bright prospects of a bountiful har- t vest in Ireland. The potato ...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3544 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Borrowed Cristies

... ridicule for being the son of a hair dresser, made answer, So I am, and 1 am come into the House to give a dress- ing to the Whigs. Jones had been out to a champagne patty, and returned home at a late hour. He had hardly got into the house when the clock ...

Published: Wednesday 28 August 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 830 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

THE POSITION OF THE MINISTRY

... Foreign Office, where he had already made a good position, merely to suit the convenience of Earl Russell. - Whole hosts of Whigs and Peelites have, in addition, been, we are told, outraged by the appointment of Sir Robert Peel in Ireland, and thus we see ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 889 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... place at Colchester on Wednesday night, Major Beresford spoke vigorously in favour maintaing the old party distinctions of Whig and Tory. Captain Jervis made some remarks on the war in America. His speech was an argument in favour of the right of secession ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1861
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2315 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

Literary Extracts

... shorter in sta- fro ture, and less gifted in personal gifts and graces than his bli comely son, complained to a friend, a whig peer, who had sh also a son at Cambridge, of the very considerable expen- oh ditur of his heir. Biut, Sir James, rejoined ...